Start your journey towards an exciting career in the finance sector. Add to your professional resume or enhance your qualifications with a Graduate Diploma in Business (Finance). Our diploma gives you the skills and knowledge needed to begin a career in finance, or progress to a masters degree. If you’re currently working in business, this qualification can boost your professional prospects. For graduates from any discipline, it can help you find the path to a lucrative career. You’ll gain a solid understanding of economics and finance, accounting and marketing. These provide a grounding for our specialisation in finance, including in financial analysis and management. You’ll graduate with practical skills for financial trading, learnt through hands-on virtual-trading experience. You’ll be ready to study at a higher level, with our Master of Business (Finance). Our industry connections give you real-world experience, and valuable networks in the finance sector. Careers in finance Our graduate diploma prepares you for entry-level positions in finance and offers a pathway to further study. Job openings are predicted to grow strongly over the next few years. Professional careers in finance include: financial management fund management securities trading financial risk management. Progress to a Master of Business (Finance) If you’re aiming high in the competitive business world, it helps to have well-recognised and valued qualification. Our business courses are designed to lead into one another. When you graduate from this course, you’ll gain entry to our Master of Business (Finance). The credits earned during your diploma will count towards that masters degree. Course structure The Graduate Diploma in Business (Finance) is a 96 credit points (8 units) with two components. Both components must be successfully completed to meet graduation requirements: 84 credit points of core studies (equivalent to 7 units) - (BAO6504, BEO6600, BHO6505, BMO6506, BAO5534 BAO5734 and BAO5746). 12 credit points of elective study (equivalent to 1 unit). Students planning to continue onto Masters study are advised to take BMO6603, Business Research Methods as their elective unit. Learning outcomes On successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Synthesise and critically review knowledge about business systems relevant to financial practices to make high level, independent technical recommendations. 2. Justify and interpret theoretical concepts and related knowledge to think critically in the resolution of financial business problems in authentic/contemporary financial systems. 3. Critically apply cross disciplinary knowledge in creative decision making in the field of finance. 4. Demonstrate independent judgement in a range of technical or management functions in response to contemporary and future financial business challenges. 5. Evaluate the effectiveness of financial and associated information systems in the support of management decision making. 6. Effectively communicate complex knowledge and ideas to a variety of audiences. 7. Contribute consistently, with personal accountability for outputs in a dynamic 21st century work team, working in an ethical and socially responsible manner. 8. Analyse research findings applicable to finance processes in business environments.